The Great Migration – Kenya Safari

Nairobi
Situated along the Nairobi River in beautiful Kenya, the capital of Nairobi is East Africa’s most cosmopolitan city. It serves as an excellent starting point for African safari trips around Kenya. Nairobi is Africa’s 4th largest city and is a vibrant and exciting  place to be. There are some fascinating attractions: its cafe culture, unbridled nightlife, the National Museum, the Karen Blixen Museum and most notably, just 20 minutes from the city centre, wild lions and buffalo roam in the world’s only urban game reserve. Make sure you pay a visit to the elephant orphanage operated by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust for a once in a life

Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. After Immigration clearing with customs and immigration, you shall be met & transfer to the hotel for Check-in.

Afternoon proceed for Nairobi city tour. Ourtour covers the Nairobi CityCentre. Travel to the Heart of the city where you can shop for an authentic Safari outfit or browse the local stores. The city tourtakes you to Nairobi’s ancient landmark buildings-Parliament buildings, Kenyatta International Conference Centre with the monument of 1st founding President of Kenya – Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, and to a lookout point where a spectacular breath-taking view of the city of Nairobi awaits you, then onto The City market for some shopping.

Overnight: Hotel The Sarova Stanley

Centrally located in the Central Business District, Kenya’s first Luxury hotel -Sarova Stanley opened its doors in 1902. The moment you pass through the century-old revolving doors, you enter another world, the heat and bustle of modern Nairobi left behind as you tune into the cool Victorian elegance. A spacious foyer, with its patterned marble floors, chesterfields, old clocks, and ancient photographs all come together to transport you to another era.

Sarova Stanley, which is one of the eight hotels owned by Sarova Group of hotels, Resort & Game
Lodges offer a wide range of accommodation and services with all rooms elegantly furnished with an
ambiance that remains as friendly and welcoming as it has always been since its humble beginnings in
1902.

Sarova Stanley has 217 guest rooms over eight floors in different categories including Heritage Suites,
Executive Suites and Club Rooms. Dining facilities include the legendary Thorn Tree Café with its
famous message board, has been said as long as you sit at the Thorn Tree long enough, everyone in
Nairobi will eventually walk by! Set in the heart of Nairobi town, from its humble beginnings in 1902 as
a make-shift messaging board for tourists, soldiers, and rail workers alike, the Legendary Thorn Tree
café has stood the test of time, continuously serving up hearty dishes in surroundings touched by
history.

Business facilities include wireless internet, a fully-equipped business center, meeting rooms of varying
capacities, and secretarial services. The heated Swimming Pool on the 5th floor adjoins a fully equipped
Health Club well-equipped gym, steam, sauna, and massage facilities.

Sarova Stanley’s mini shopping arcade houses Gift  Shops, Newspaper Stand, Bookshop, Boutique, Curio shop, Chemist, Optician, Locksmith, Art Galleryand CarRental outlets.

Meals: In-Flight Meal, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, drive to Masai Mara arriving on time for lunch. Check in resort. Evening game drive

Masai Mara National Reserve

One of Kenya’s undisputed natural highlights is the Masai Mara National Reserve, which sprawls across more than 1500 square kilometers of the country’s southwest. The park protects a phenomenal array of game animals, including elephants, lions, leopards, buffalo, crocodiles, and hippopotamus in the Mara River. The birdlife is no less impressive, with over 450 resident bird species. However, the true highlight here is the Great Migration, recognized as one of the Seven wonders of the World. To survive the dry months of July to September, some 1.7 million wildebeests, migrate from the parched plains of the Serenge National Park in Tanzania. Along with much smaller numbers of antelope, buffalo and zebra, they move to the more forgiving grasslands of the Masai Mara. In their wake come predators such as lion, hyena and cheetah, for whom these giant herds are an easy source of prey. 

Overnight: Mara River Camp

Mara River Camp is a classic tented camp tucked away on the banks of Mara River. The intimate and
relaxed atmosphere gives you the opportunity to enjoy a unique experience in the prime wildlife area of the Maasai Mara. Mara River Camp offers guests an unparalleled setting that is created by combining unique architecture and structure, expressive decor and artist and magnificent features all in one.

Mara River Camp is nestled at the foot ofthe Oloololo Escarpment and on the north west boundary of
Kenya’s famous Maasai Mara National Reserve, on a beautiful forested bend of the majestic Mara River.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, proceed on a full-day game-viewing drive to search for the myriad species of game that
make this reserve their home. If you are lucky, you can witness the kill in action, moment by moment,
right in front of your unbelieving eyes! After a sumptuous lunch at your camp, proceed for another exciting game drive, where you can expect to see the famous ‘Big Five’. In the evening, enjoy a delicious dinner at your lodge.

All Meals and Overnight at Mara RiverCamp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, proceed on a full-day game-viewing drive to search for the myriad species of game that make this reserve their home. If you are lucky, you can witness the kill in action, moment by moment, right in front of your unbelieving eyes! After a sumptuous lunch at your camp, proceed for another exciting game drive, where you can expect to see the famous ‘Big Five’. In the evening, enjoy a delicious
dinner at your lodge. 

All Meals and Overnight at Mara RiverCamp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, drive to Lake Naivasha arriving on time for Lunch. Check-in resort. Lake Naivasha, in Kenya’s Nakuru County, is the highest of the Great Rift Valley Lakes and despite having no outlet, it is one of only two Rift Valley freshwater lakes. Fringed by papyrus and acacia trees, this gorgeous setting is a unique geologic landscape that supports over450 bird species. The lake serves as the main drinking hole for wildlife in the area such as zebra, eland, hippo, waterbuck, buffalo, and many more animals,  allowing for some superb game viewing. Visitors can look forward to intriguing night safaris, and
boating excursions around the lake as well as to beautiful Crescent Island for spectacular bird
watching. Other popular activities s include horse riding, village visits and tours to several impressive
neighboring national parks.

Overnight: Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Naivasha is a Masai name given to the area, denoting the characteristics of the lake. 21 cottages are built in a crescent shape, and each has four rooms, totaling 80 standard rooms and two suites. Two of these rooms are suitable for the physically challenged. Six of the 21 cottages have interconnecting rooms on the ground floor.

Rock gardens feature vibrantly colored flowers, which give a beautiful contrast to the greenery of the
well-manicured lawns. Monkeys play on the lawns and different species of birds chip in the trees.
Pathways wind between the open lawns and frangipanis, with aloes and proteas growing in
abundance. The acacia trees are plentiful in this area and provide welcome shade. The stone exterior
walls of the cottages are carried into the rooms. Ground-floor rooms have two queen-size beds and a
sunken living room at the front, which opens out onto the beautifully manicured lawns.

Breakfast at the hotel. Checkout and proceed to Nairobi airport to board a flight to India it is time to return home. The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is ready to take you in, for our return journey to India.

Meals: Breakfast, Inflight Meal

Arrive home with pleasant memories of your great Migration Kenya tour.